Vocabulary List 5

Question 1

Adage

Answer 1

An old saying; a proverb

Question 2

Apprise

Answer 2

To give notice to; to inform

Question 3

Chasm

Answer 3

A deep hole; gorge
A sudden interruption
A difference of beliefs, ideas, or opinions

Question 4

Contrition

Answer 4

Sincere penitence or remorse for having done wrong

Question 5

Explicate

Answer 5

To unfold the meaning or sense of; to explain; to clarify

An interpretation

Question 6

Fortitude

Answer 6

Mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty or temptation

Question 7

Pragmatic/Pragmatically/Pragmatism

Answer 7

Character or conduct that emphasizes practically

A philosophical movement to determine the meaning of truth or value

Question 8

Prescience/Prescient/Presciently

Answer 8

Knowledge of things before they exist or happen

Question 9

Surly

Answer 9

Irritably sullen and churlish in mood or manner; bad-tempered
Menacing or threatening in appearance or behavior

Question 10

Voracity/Voracious/Voraciously

Answer 10

Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food

Having by an insatiable appetite for an activity